I was talking about traveling abroad with a close friend of mine recently. I was showing him the twenty or so countries I'll be living in or visiting in the next year or so, and...
Internet sales tax: you’re nothing but a milk cow
Yesterday, I told you how politicians have - surprise - officially run out of ideas when they start using grade school tactics against their opponents. That includes against...
Why foreign workers don’t want to move to the United States
Reporting from: Seattle, Washington When flying to the Land of the Free from Asia, I try to fly into Seattle. San Francisco is a nice airport for international travel, but agents...
Quantitative easing: America’s newest export to Japan and the world
Reporting from: Tokyo, Japan Japan has a rich history. More than a millennium of history has shaped its unique culture today. Centuries ago, it enjoyed the distinct advantage of...
Asia’s Near-Secret Haven | The Labuan Offshore Company
Last updated March 5, 2020 Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I’m sitting at the Kuala Lumpur Airport Low-Cost Carrier Terminal, and directly in my view out onto the tarmac is the...
No economic freedom… and a jail sentence in Brunei
Reporting from: Bandar Sari Begawan, Brunei I could be locked up for writing this. It’s important to realize that low taxation are just one element of economic freedom. The...
Buy Real Estate and Get Second Residency in the Philippines
Reporting from: Makati, Philippines The real estate market here in Manila is exploding. Everywhere you turn, there's a sign for a new development. Condos are the thing in this...
California and other unsafe government pension disasters
Reporting from: San Francisco, California California is an interesting place. It is home to some of the world’s most beautiful coastlines and hosts some of the world’s most...
When the taxes stop, so do your freedoms
If politicians had their way, your only freedoms would stem from their generosity and your willingness to comply with their latest schemes. Their benevolence should be the source...
Are you Prisoner Number Six? Why to consider expatriation
In the television series The Prisoner, a British secret agent quits his job and is gassed in his room while packing for a vacation. Upon waking, he finds himself in a mysterious...
Top 5: Developed countries with Budget Deficits: Read Now
We recently shared five countries running budget surpluses. While a new list of sovereign players are emerging with their fiscal house in order, there is still the list of those...
Offshore Banking: How to Open Offshore Bank Accounts Legally
HOW TO OPEN AN OFFSHORE BANK ACCOUNTThe single best way to protect your money, grow your wealth and safeguard your assets.You’ve had the pedal to the metal all year and have no...
How Argentina money became totally worthless
Argentine president Cristina Kirchner is on a desperate campaign to cover up the gravity of her failures. It's how Argentina money has become totally worthless. Increasingly...
How Big Government robbed Turks and Caicos
There's a mutiny in the Parliament of Turks and Caicos, the Caribbean island chain which owes allegiance to the UK as a British Overseas Territory. Specifically, the United...
The Five Most Underestimated Economies
To those in the west, the world's emerging and newly developed economies are often incorrectly seen as "third world", "corrupt" or "backward". Many people just don't understand...
When governments compete, you win
Part of what's so frustrating about doing business in much of the west is that you feel like the government doesn't care about you. Sure, I doubt running a hot dog cart in Sudan...
The wait for capital controls is over
The day you always knew coming has now arrived. Capital controls are here. If you're a reader of this site, chances are you knew that. Western governments and the U.S. in...
Your government is telling you to become a perpetual traveler
If you didn't have a reason to become a perpetual traveler, you should have one now. It shouldn't shock anyone reading that sovereign debt is a huge problem for governments...
Why you should consider becoming a farmer in South America
I recently had dinner with several savvy investors. At the end of the meal, each gave one word that they felt best represented the global economic trends in the next twenty-five...
How Your Bank Account Could Be Stolen with One Keystroke
It was an ordinary day several years ago when I logged into one of my business bank accounts. I was expecting a transfer and knew exactly how much the balance should be....
